Man kills his two children, himself

A 54-year-old man in Murphy's killed his two teenage children before killing himself, according to investigators who discovered the apparent murder-suicide Saturday afternoon.

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A 54-year-old man in Murphy's killed his two teenage children before killing himself, according to investigators who discovered the apparent murder-suicide Saturday afternoon.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department announced the grisly discovery Sunday, identifying the man as Phillip Marshall, and the victims as Alex Marshall, 17, and Macaila Marshall, 14. Both teens were students at Bret Harte High School in Angles Camp.

A preliminary investigation showed that all three suffered from single gunshot wounds to the head, according to the Sheriff's Department. The family dog had been shot, too.

Deputies discovered the scene in the 1200 block of Sandalwood Drive in the Forest Meadows subdivision in Murphys after friends of the teens told investigators they hadn't heard from them since Thursday.